1984 Indianapolis Colts season

1984 Indianapolis Colts season
Head coach	Frank Kush
General manager	Jim Irsay
Owner	Robert Irsay
Home field	Hoosier Dome
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th AFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1984 Indianapolis Colts season was the 32nd season for the team in the National Football League (NFL) and first in Indianapolis, as they relocated from Baltimore after the 1983 NFL season. The Colts finished the year with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, and fourth in the AFC East division.

The Colts' 2,107 passing yards and 4,132 total yards gained on offense were the fewest in the league in 1984. ^[1]

Personnel

Staff

1984 Indianapolis Colts staff

Front office

President and Treasurer – Robert Irsay
Vice President and General Manager – Jim Irsay
Assistant General Manager – Bob Terpening
Director of Player Personnel – Jack Bushofsky

Head coaches

Head Coach – Frank Kush

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Zeke Bratkowski
Running Backs – Roger Theder
Receivers – Richard Mann
Tight Ends – Mike Westhoff
Offensive Line – Hal Hunter

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – Gunther Cunningham
Linebackers – Rick Venturi
Secondary – George Catavolos

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Mike Westhoff

Strength and conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Tom Zupancic

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site	Attendance
1	September 2, 1984	New York Jets	L14–23	0–1	Hoosier Dome	61,148
2	September 9, 1984	at Houston Oilers	W 35–21	1–1	Astrodome	43,820
3	September 16, 1984	St. Louis Cardinals	L 33–34	1–2	Hoosier Dome	60,274
4	September 23, 1984	at Miami Dolphins	L 7–44	1–3	Miami Orange Bowl	55,415
5	September 30, 1984	Buffalo Bills	W 31–17	2–3	Hoosier Dome	60,032
6	October 7, 1984	Washington Redskins	L 7–35	2–4	Hoosier Dome	60,012
7	October 14, 1984	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–16	2–5	Veterans Stadium	50,277
8	October 21, 1984	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–16	3–5	Hoosier Dome	60,026
9	October 28, 1984	at Dallas Cowboys	L 3–22	3–6	Texas Stadium	58,724
10	November 4, 1984	San Diego Chargers	L 10–38	3–7	Hoosier Dome	60,143
11	November 11, 1984	at New York Jets	W 9–5	4–7	The Meadowlands	51,066
12	November 18, 1984	New England Patriots	L 17–50	4–8	Hoosier Dome	60,009
13	November 25, 1984	at Los Angeles Raiders	L 7–21	4–9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	40,289
14	December 2, 1984	at Buffalo Bills	L 15–21	4–10	Rich Stadium	20,693
15	December 9, 1984	Miami Dolphins	L 17–35	4–11	Hoosier Dome	60,411
16	December 16, 1984	at New England Patriots	L 10–16	4–12	Sullivan Stadium	22,383

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Miami Dolphins⁽¹⁾	14	2	0	.875	8–0	10–2	513	298	W2
New England Patriots	9	7	0	.563	6–2	9–3	362	352	W1
New York Jets	7	9	0	.438	3–5	7–7	332	364	L1
Indianapolis Colts	4	12	0	.250	2–6	4–8	239	414	L5
Buffalo Bills	2	14	0	.125	1–7	1–11	250	454	L2

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1984 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics

Indianapolis Colts

Formerly the Baltimore Colts (1953–1983) Founded in 1953 Based in Indianapolis, Indiana

Franchise	History in Baltimore relocation to Indianapolis in Indianapolis Players Quarterbacks Coaches Seasons Draft First-round draft picks Ring of Honor

Stadiums	Memorial Stadium RCA Dome Lucas Oil Stadium

Culture	Carroll Rosenbloom Robert Irsay Jim Irsay 12th Man AAFC Colts Baltimore Colts Marching Band The Band That Wouldn't Die Blue Cheerleaders

Lore	The Greatest Game Ever Played Ghost to the Post 1995 AFC Championship Game Deflategate

Rivalries	New England Patriots (Manning vs. Brady)

Division championships (20)	1958 1959 1964 1965✝ 1968 1970 1975 1976 1977 1987 1999 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2013 2014 ^{✝Tied for 1st place in their division, but since there was no tie-breaking system in 1965, a game was played to determine who went to the conference championship. The Colts lost the divisional playoff game.}

Super Bowl appearances (4)	III (1968) V (1970) XLI (2006) XLIV (2009)

League championships (5)	1958 1959 1968 1970 2006

Retired numbers	18 19 22 24 70 77 82 89

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: American Football Conference Division: South Division

Seasons (63)	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts seasons

Baltimore 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 Indianapolis 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1984 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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